Phantoms

Phantoms gather without care
They enter from I know not where
Each grips my wits with force and then
Compels my mind to dwell again.

Memoirs of no great import
Arriving here without escort
Events and days long since gone
Consume my thoughts and linger on.

No rest am I allowed to keep
In daily tasks; upon sleep.
Each new delight is shadowed by
Memories of days gone by.

Written October 1998 ???